Use and Cost of Low-Value Services Among Veterans Dually Enrolled in VA and Medicare.

Thomas R RadomskiElijah Z LovelaceFlorentina E SileanuXinhua ZhaoLiam RoseAaron L SchwartzLoren J SchleidenAimee N PickeringWalid F GelladMichael J FineCarolyn T Thorpe

Published in: Journal of general internal medicine (2024)

Nearly 1 in 3 dually enrolled veterans received a low-value service in FY18, with twice as many low-value services delivered in Medicare vs VA. Interventions to reduce low-value services for veterans should consider their substantial use of such services in Medicare.

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